Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 465 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Beat by beat): Open your mouth, keep a steady pace and finish every word ending. Warm up with tongue twisters. Clap the syllables: speech (1), speak·er (2), mi·cro·phone (3), pre·sen·ta·tion (4), pro·nun·ci·a·tion (5). Silent letters: k in knife and knee, w in write and two, b in climb and debt, t in listen and castle, h in honest and hour, l in calm and talk, g in sign.

1. 1.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) guessing a hard name (d) saying word endings
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
3. 3.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
5. 5.Which word has a silent t? (a) palm (b) listen (c) aisle (d) climb
6. 6.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) say it in one rush (c) skip it (d) break it into syllables
7. 7.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
9. 9.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) k (b) l (c) w (d) h
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) b (b) s (c) h (d) t
13. 13.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
14. 14.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) b (b) l (c) k (d) w
16. 16.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) mumbling into your chest
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) g (b) w (c) p (d) b
18. 18.Which word has a silent s? (a) reign (b) doubt (c) knife (d) aisle
19. 19.Which word has a silent k? (a) folk (b) half (c) crumb (d) knit
20. 20.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) making people sleepy (c) learning new maths (d) warming up clear speech
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) g (b) w (c) h (d) p
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) w (b) s (c) t (d) h
24. 24.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.Which word has a silent g? (a) island (b) yolk (c) wrist (d) design
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) b (b) s (c) g (d) w
28. 28.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) checking names first (d) tongue twister warm-ups
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
30. 30.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) checking names first (d) covering your mouth
31. 31.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) checking names first (c) guessing a hard name (d) covering your mouth
32. 32.Which word has a silent s? (a) half (b) doubt (c) island (d) honest
33. 33.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) dropping word endings (d) saying word endings
34. 34.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) skip the name (c) guess it on stage (d) ask and practise it
35. 35.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
36. 36.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) a steady pace (d) rushing long words
37. 37.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
38. 38.Which word has a silent p? (a) design (b) crumb (c) receipt (d) knot
39. 39.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) correct stress
40. 40.Which word has a silent k? (a) palm (b) wrap (c) knife (d) write

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